Commercial Airline Stretcher Service
Transport of a bedridden patient by commercial flight
We partner with a hand-picked selection of airlines to organize the bed-to-bed transport of stretcher patients in and out of five cities in Canada:
- West: Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary
- East: Montreal and Toronto
Is commercial airline stretcher service available in Canada?
In Canada, stretcher patients in smaller communities need to be transported to of from a hub by air ambulance or long-range ground ambulance.
- Asia/Pacific
- Europe
- Africa
- Middle East
- USA
- Latin America
- Caribbean
Need-to-know basics about stretchers on commercial flights
- More expensive than business class, cheaper than an air ambulance
- Critically ill patients need to be stable for transport by commercial airline stretcher service and at low risk for deterioration
- Preparing a commercial airline stretcher transfer can take several days.
- JET COMPANION only works with select airlines based on their reliability, efficiency and transparent approval process